Transitional Care: Help with Returning Home After a Hospital Stay
Following a surgical procedure or hospitalization, the words we look forward to hearing most are, “Here are your discharge papers – you are free to head home now!” What a sense of relief there is in entering the front door, sinking into a favorite chair, and unwinding. However, there are often a number of tasks […]
MS Diagnosis: Learn the Common Signs and Symptoms
Its cause continues to be unknown, but it affects over a million people in the United States alone, and multiple sclerosis can cause an extensive and unpredictable variety of symptoms and severity. What we do know is the fact that women are much more likely to develop MS, and that every person will experience it […]
Reducing Eye Injury Risks in Seniors by Optimizing Ocular Health
Those of us in the age 40+ demographic know how it feels to start to struggle with fine print, finding the need to start wearing reading glasses, increasing the font size on our electronic devices, or holding books at arm’s length to attempt to eliminate blurring. Growing older and becoming challenged with vision changes many […]
Shopping for Elderly Care Services: Questions to Ask
Determining the best care solution for a senior loved one is one of the most significant as well as overwhelming decisions you will face. Ensuring the safety and security of the older adult is very important, but there are a number of other considerations as well, including whether the older adult’s quality of life and […]
Signs of Dehydration in Seniors: Don’t Overlook This Health Risk
During the hottest time of year, maintaining proper hydration is necessary, especially for aging parents. As a matter of fact, approximately half of all seniors are chronically under-hydrated, as reported by a recent UCLA study, which can lead to an assortment of health problems, including kidney stones, urinary tract infection, and also an increased risk […]
Hot Weather Safety Tips for Seniors
The longer days of summer mean extra time for swimming, family cookouts, gardening, and all of those other enjoyable seasonal pursuits. Yet it also means a greater risk for a variety of health concerns for older adults, who are more at risk of heat-related issues such as: Heat syncope (faintness/dizziness) Heat cramps Heat edema (swelling) […]
Treatment Options for Seniors with Mesothelioma
Older adults diagnosed with mesothelioma have a variety of options when it comes to treatment. The type of care your loved one receives will be determined after a doctor or specialist evaluates him or her. Since each older adult’s diagnosis is unique, treatment will vary on an individual basis. While there is no specific treatment […]
Safe Driving Practices for Seniors
Remember that feeling as a teenager when you first climbed behind the steering wheel, that great exhilaration of being able to go wherever you wanted? The freedom that being able to drive grants us is beyond compare! Nonetheless, once we grow older, many different factors can come into play that affect safe driving practices for […]
How Geriatric Patients Benefits from the Care of a Gerontologist
With most seniors already seeing a variety of doctors, could there be really any benefit to adding yet another? When it comes to a geriatric specialist, the clear answer is a resounding, “Yes!” A geriatrician is board-certified in either internal or family medicine, very much like a primary care physician, but with the additional benefit […]
Safety Tips for Traveling with Someone with Alzheimer’s
After spending a significant amount of time in social distancing and isolation, this summer may lead you more than usual to want to journey to visit family and friends, or even to simply encounter a change of scenery and some enjoyable activities. And if you provide care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s, having a […]